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mast
Part of speech: NounA long round piece of timber or iron tube, raised upright on the keel, through the decks, of a vessel to support the sails; any upright pole; the fruit of the oak, beech, etc., especially when used as food for swine.
Usage examples "mast":- At the same instant, they saw the signal go to the mast- head of Zoutman's ship. - "Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I", Sir John Ross.
- All her sails lay in a confused heap just forward of the mast. - "Jim Davis", John Masefield.
- The blow of a hammer on the mast was to be the signal to fire. - "The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada", Francis Parkman.